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.. >> announcer: this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning. welcome to a special edition of "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. welcome back. >> good to be back. >> stay up all night watching the oscars? >> no. i made it through the singing of "goldfinger." i was surprised by the other awards when i woke up. how about you? >> i barely made it past the monologue. but in my defense it was 17 minutes long. >> it was long.
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it really was. a lot of different reviews about the show. people not only talking about the big winners, but seth mcfarlane as host. it was a segment he joked about during much of the telecast. >> al and meredith are out in los angeles. they have been up all night and good morning to you, guy. should i say continuation of good evening? >> i haven't really been up all night. al's been up all night. >> meredith has been back in her room having mai tais. >> as you mentioned the reviews are still coming in. we'll talk about that. >> absolutely. we'll have all the fashion and everything you need to know that you might have missed. >> all right. some of those scenes right there, we're looking at the red carpet. as for seth mcfarlane, his opening monologue did last 17 minutes, kicked off a night filled with singing, dancing and awards. and the oscar goes to --
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argo. >> in a surprise appearance from the white house, first lady michelle obama announced the winner for best picture. ben affleck expressed gratitude for this win. >> it doesn't matter that you get knocked down in life because that's going to happen. all that matters is that you get back up. and best actress, a bit of a stumble. >> you're just standing up because you feel bad that i fell. thank you. >> later celebrating with her family at the governor's ball. >> and the oscar goes to daniel day lewis. >> oscar winner meryl streep presented the award to daniel day lewis for his role in "lincoln." >> i had actually been committed
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to play margaret thatcher. >> in the directing category, ang lee won for "life of pi." from "django unchained," christoph wallets won for best supporting actor. another performance from the cast of "les miserables." a moving in memoriam, and "adele" from "skyfall," that went on to win best original song. >> and the quest to beat tommy
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lee jones starts now. >> song and dance for a big welcome. and as the credits ran, the end of the night alongside kristin chenowith and a tribute to the evening's losers. he said before the show this was a one-time thing for him. >> one and done. >> what did you think of his performance? >> he is extremely talented. i agree with savannah that the opening was too long. >> it's a thankless task. i'm not going to join the legions of people criticizing. >> there's enough of those people. >> exactly. >> did you realize you are standing next to a very, very important man? >> him? >> oh, yes. >> i don't know if you guys know this. when jennifer lawrence hit the red carpet she revealed the
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person she was most looking forward to seeing. take a look. >> i want to see al roker. i used to watch him like every day before school. >> of all the people you could possibly see, al roker? >> it means something to me personally. >> what does he mean to you other than what's happening in your neck of the woods? >> actors are great but i love al roker. >> every morning he's happy. >> i can be al. here jennifer is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> hey! okay. >> not bad, mr. roker. >> no. >> well, you know, i got to meet her and interview her for the golden globes, you know, last year. or earlier this year. very sweet -- >> never gotten over that. >> she had the flu so i think she's delirious. >> did you get to see her again last night? >> i did get to talk to her gep on the red carpet. very sweet young lady, but it explains why she tripped on the stars. >> seriously.
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>> favorite with hollywood it girls everywhere. we'll have more on the oscars. but we're following breaking news coming out of the vatican this morning, include iing some rules from pope benedict that change how they pick his replacement. >> the pope has given the cardinals permission to move up the start date of the conclave which will choose his successor. a cardinal that has been in the headlines for the past 24 hours for all the wrong reasons decides to resign and says he's not coming to the conclave. all this is happening while the faithful celebrate the end of benedict's papacy. even in his final days as pope, scandal continues to dog benedict's papacy and the church. headline rumors of blackmail and
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conspiracy that the vatican vehemental vehemently denies. because of his role protecting abusive priests, decide to stay home. and cardinal o'brian. >> someone has erred in some way or another, it doesn't salt their judgment. >> reporter: today he resigned. ugly headline that is one vatican watcher says will shape the deliberations of the conclave. >> some of this is politics but other parts of it are the long-delayed reckoning with problems that require face iingd correcting in the church. >> reporter: the scandals have left many of the faithful weary. >> i'm a true believer and i hope that catholics will get a better name these days. >> reporter: despite the
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controversy, st. peter's square still felt like a well-behaved mosh pit. 100,000 people came to say thank you to the 85-year-old pontiff, speaking from his window for the last time. he says he is not abandoning the church but following god's call to more prayer and meditation. now also this morning, the pope met with the three cardinals who prepared the secret dossier that's been talked about so much here, regarding the vati-leaks incident. the pope says only he has read that report and he will share it with the next pope. savannah? >> anne thompson at the vatican for us this morning. i will be live at the vatican wednesday and thursday for the pope's final public audience and last day as the leader of the church. matt? >> savannah, thanks. nascar events, calls for improved safety after the
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weekend accident that cast a big shadow over sunday's daytona 500. janet shamlian is in daytona beach. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, matt. yeah, this was a horrible crash that happened during a nascar race on saturday. more than two dozen people were hurt and these weren't drivers. they were fans hit by flying debris while sitting in the grandstand. a weekend of history and tragedy at the daytona 500. the first woman ever to start in the front position at daytona. but saturday's nightmarish wreck was still fresh on everyone's mind. >> and a terrible crash coming to the finish. >> reporter: on the last lap of the race, one of the cars crashed into the fence and split apart, sending chunks of metal and a tire high in the grandstand. 28 fans were hurt. 12 admitted to local hospitals. some seated as far from the track as 40 rows up.
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he heather huntington saw it up close. >> we were really shook up. >> reporter: and some questioned whether the 22-foot high catch fence is high enough. three-time indianapolis 500 winner dario franchiti called for an alternative, saying there has to be a better solution. race officials said they will look at ways to make improvements. >> that's the kiwi learn from this and figure out what else to do. >> reporter: it's been the ability to almost reach out and touch the car that's always been part of nascar's culture. >> how do you stop something like this from happening? it's a tough situation nascar is in. there's always that possibility. >> reporter: but on sunday, the race went on. nascar's super bowl starting much for half of a century. only this time with a twist. >> drivers, and danica, start your engines! >> reporter: when it was over, jimmy johnson had won his second
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daytona. danica had finished eighth, the best finish for a female driver. much of it was overshadowed by the crash on saturday. >> as you would expect. janet shamlian, thank you very much. now here's savannah. sweeping automatic budget cuts set to take effect in just four days unless lawmakers reach a deal. peter alexander takes a look at how it will affect everything from air travel to the food we eat. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, savannah, that's all true this morning the white house is picking up the pace of its pr offensive, rolling out reports for each of the country states and how they will be affected by its automatic budget cuts. the president will speak to the governors here in washington for their winter meetings. republic republicans also don't like these cuts, but they accuse the president of failing to lead and ultimately it's you who could be affected. at the shipyard in norfolk, virginia, 1,600 letters with possible pink slips are already
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in the mail while they're waiting for washington to act. still with the clock ticking down, no signs of progress, but plenty of dire warnings from the administration about the potential impact of the so-called sequester. fewer fbi agents on the job. kids kicked out of child care programs. even meat shortages that could jack up prices with fewer inspectors working. >> if we don't have inspection, we're not going to be working so i don't need the employees here. >> reporter: fewer tsa agents, fewer air traffic controller, meaning more time on the tarmac. states would be hard hit, too, releasing these new figures overnight. in california, 9,600 low-income students could lose their college financial aid, in florida, nearly $4 million could be slashed to provide meals for needy seniors and in texas, nearly 10,000 fewer children will receive vaccines for diseases like whooping cough and the flu. just in time for spring, national parks like yosemite
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will see their services cut, 700,000 defense department workers to take one day off a week, a 20% pay cut. near quantico marine base in virginia, it's already breeding anxiety. >> people are hunkered down, really afraid to spend any kind of money. >> reporter: both sides seem to agree these cuts will go into effect at the end of this week. there's also at least some good news. most of the layoffs and furloughs won't actually take place until a month from now. >> maybe they will sort it out at some point. peter alexander at the white house, thank you very much. let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. natalie is here with those. >> good morning. welcome back. >> thank you. >> good morning, savannah. john kerry is in london this morning as he kicks off his first official overseas trip as secretary of state. andrea mitchell is traveling with him. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,
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natalie. secretary clinton could not resolve syria and secretary kerry is facing his debut on the world stage, trying to deal with the same problem. he met today with the prime minister at downing street, david cameron, as the allies are trying to scramble, trying to salvage a key meeting with syrian opposition leaders scheduled later this week in rome. syrian rebels do not want to go to the meeting because they are frustrated that the u.s. and europe have refused to provide arms and other aid and create a no-fly zone. secretary clinton had proposed that along with defense secretary leon panetta last year, at least proposed arming and training some rebel groups but the president rejected that plan last year. tomorrow, of course, the biggest problem, the biggest obstacle that the new secretary of state, john kerry, will face to getting rid of the assad reg seem russia. will he meet tomorrow in berlin with the russian foreign leader. that's a very big challenge.
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a visiting tour, nine countries in 11 days. natalie? >> andrea mitchell traveling with the secretary in london this morning. thank you. more legal trouble for the pistorius family this morning as it's revealed the so-called blade runner's older brother is facing vehicular manslaughter charges for the death of a woman in a 2008 auto accident. meanwhile, pistorius awaits his trial for the murder of reeva steenkamp. cuban president raul castro began what he says will be his final five-year term on sunday, tapping his top deputy to assume the presidency in 2016. he succeeded his brother, fidel castro, who led the cuban revolution in 1989. on average, drivers can
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expect to pay $3.80 for a gallon of regular. now let's head to wall street. cnbc's courtney reagan is at the new york stock exchange. good morning. >> good morning, natalie. all eyes on europe today. expect global stocks to fall if the new slate of political leaders is viewed at all unstable. right now the race for prime minister is wide open. meantime a big week for retail earnings. looking to see how the consumer is feeling and if higher payroll taxes and rising gas price are impacting spending. >> courtney reagan, thanks. at 101 years old, hanging up his running shoes. the great great grandfather is retiring from marathon running. he has completed nine of the 26-mile races since he started running at the age of 89 to overcome a family tragedy. in 2011 he became the first
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centenarian bearing the nickname the turban tornado. he brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "no excuses." fantastic. 7:17 now. i think he deserves to retire. >> 8:26, not too bad. >> he started at 89. >> amazing. >> there's always time. you can always do a marathon. >> we'll go back to al in los angeles for a check of the weather. including a new winter storm in los angeles. can that be true? >> it is. in fact, they got hit earlier this week -- i should say last week, they're getting pounded again. earlier yet near white-out conditions and those blizzard conditions will be making their way into the midwest. as you take a look right now, as far as the satellite radar is concerned and where we're seeing blizzard watches, winter storm warnings and winter storm warnings and winter storm
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watches stretching from new mexico all the way into illinois. winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings in effect. the snow is already starting to fall and it is going to really pile up over the next 24 hours. snowfall amounts, we're talking anywhere from 6 to 12 inches locally. could be more than a foot and a half of snow in some sections. to the south, they have had soaking rain in the last seven days. guess what. we're going to get more again. look at the heavy thunderstorms making their way from louisiana into the southeast. again, we've got flash flood watches, flash flood warnings, rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 5 inches locally. could be up to 7 inches of rain through the southeast. that's your latest weather. we'll get your forecast in a second. first, this message.
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good morning. sun's up and mostly clear around the metro area. a cold start. below freezing in the 20s to near 30. later today, a nice warm-up into the upper 40s near 50. lots of sun and clouds roll in later this afternoon. cloudy in the morning. afternoon and evening rain. likely rain moving late afternoon into the evening hours. could get a wintry mix. >> temperatures in the upper 40s. now back to the gang. >> al, thanks. coming up, we'll have a lot more on the oscars and the evening's fashions, including one star who hit the red carpet
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in a dress from h & m. >> not bad. will she be ready for sochi? exclusive interview with lindsey vonn. first
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coming up, we'll have more on new developments in the oscar pistorius case as the last images of his girlfriend before her death emerge. why yahoo! is going to ban working from home and a lot of its employees are not too happy about it. that story after your local news. i was living with pain -- all over.
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may be more likely to misuse lyrica. with less pain, i'm feeling better with lyrica. ask your doctor if lyrica is right for your fibromyalgia pain. >> announcer: this is a news 4 news break. >> 7:26 is your time on this monday, february 25, 2013. good morning. let's go to danella with the first 4 traffic. >> following breaking news from silver spring traveling along dale drive at coseville road. crash at the intersection involves a school bus. there are reportedly students on the bus. you can see police in the intersection now directing traffic. eastbound dale drive your lanes are blocked. southbound the skent in the intersection. you can work your way around. please approach with caution. let's head to 395 in the hov lanes. all lanes were blocked. now just the left shoulder lane. over to you. >> danella, thank you. traffic running smoothly on the memorial bridge after an suv broke through a barrier and
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ended up in the river. police say the suv was headed oubd on the bridge when it happened. the driver was able to swim to safety and was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the pending federal budget cuts could cost metro millions of dollars. the transit agency says federal employees make up 40% of rush hour rideris ship. if they are forced to take a one kay a week furlough the revenue could plummet. funding for the capital improvements would be slashed $12 million. that money is used for the most part for safety improvements and modernization. a look at the forecast is next.
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good morning. temperatures below freezing in the 20s, near 30. we'll have sunshine this morning. a few clouds later this morning into the afternoon and highs reaching upper 40s to 50.
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cloudy tomorrow. rain likely tomorrow afternoon into the evening. a wintry mix in the mountains. wednesday, sun back. highs upper 50s. >> thank you.
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we'll have a look at some of the beautiful designer dresses that turned heads at the oscars. who wore it best? we'll have a look at that with al and meredith live in los angeles coming up. 7:30 now on a monday morning, february 25th. >> who are you wearing this morning? >> i have no idea. it was a late night. in this age of computers and smart phones where we're always connected, it's become pretty easy to do your work from home. that's made life easier for people all across the country. why has yahoo! now decided to ban the process? we'll tell you what's behind the controversial decision. more on the oscar pistorius
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case, including the final images of his girlfriend before her death. we're seeing these for the first time this morning. we'll get the latest in a live report from south africa. let's begin this half hour with the exclusive interview with gold medal skier lindsey vonn. we caught up with her in veail, colorado, where she continues to recover from a terrible crash. she tells me sochi remains firmly in her sights. a beaming smile, atop the podium for four overall world cup titles and olympic gold. lindsey vonn's childhood dreams come true, and then a nightmare at the recent world championships. >> and she is down, heavy ily. >> now, two weeks after major knee surgery, she is up and about. in the mountains she grew up in as a girl. >> they have reflectors in case i'm cruising. >> going out on the highway at
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night? yeah? >> a specialty so when i'm walking around in the ice i've got little grippers. >> the day after surgery she shared this photo from her hospital bed and now was willing to show me the actual damage. >> i have a screw that holds in my mcl and acl right here and then i have a little pin that kind of holds it all together. >> rehab started immediately. one-hour sessions twice a day. upper body and core are no problem. as far as the knee? >> mostly just moving the kneecap around so there's no scarring underneath the kneecap, getting the fluid out. >> von remembers all the details of the crash. she estimates she was skiing 70 to 80 miles an hour. >> i just went off a jump, flew too far and landed in a pile of snow that hadn't been cleared away. and it essentially stopped my skis on impact and my knee just completely buckled. >> you let out a shriek.
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>> yeah. i knew -- i initially thought it was going to be worse. there was so much pain that i couldn't quite tell where exactly it was coming from. >> air lifted to the hospital she learned she had torn ligaments, her acl and mcl, plus a bone fracture. >> i knew what was wrong with me within five minutes of getting there. everything happened pretty quick, but it was still a long time for me to think about, you know, my career and -- >> did you, did you -- >> yeah. >> stop and think okay, i've broken this, torn this, got major surgery in my future. is this the end of the career? >> i didn't think it was going to be the end of my career. >> falls and injuries, she says, are part of the job. >> you can honestly, after what you just went through, get back on a course and have no fear? >> i know i can. that's just who i am. >> you read the magazines and they already cal you the most accomplished. >> but i'm not. >> well, the most accomplished. >> number two. >> u.s. ski er of all time.
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>> u.s., u.s. skier, but not overall. >> it means that much to you? >> yep. i just -- i feel like i have a lot more left to do. >> do you worry you push yourself too hard? >> yeah, i definitely do. i always consider when i get injured, is this going to prevent me from walking when i'm 50? >> and more headlines of the von revealed recently she struggles with depression. i'm curious why you came forward. >> i felt like after my divorce that was something i needed to get off my chest. and i felt like i needed to tell people about it to really be able to move forward. i hope that at least one good thing about me talking about it is that other people don't feel ashamed to talk about it. >> no stranger to injury, she feels the recovery process will give her strength. >> i struggled definitely in the first couple of days after the injury but i have something to look forward to. and right now my goal is to be back for 2014 in sochi. i have plenty of time to get ready for sochi. >> do you really?
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to hear you say that it doesn't seem like a lot of time for me. it's a lot of time for sochi but you can't just show up in sochi and say i'm ready to ski again. >> says who? >> when will you have to get back on the slopes so you can be ready for the slopes? >> honestly in the worst case scenario, if i trained a week before the games, i would be fine. >> that sounds a little optimistic. she says she hopes to get back on skis some time in november and race some in december. by the way, on another note, recent headlines have linked lindsey with tiger woods. i asked her about that she said, matt i would like to keep my personal life private. we respect that. >> i like how she sassed you. says who? >> for a guy who never skied a day in his life. >> we definitely are rooting for her. we want to get another check of the weather from al out in los
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angeles. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by chico's, your destination for fabulous fashion and accessories. good good morning, everybom los angeles. let's see what weave got for you this half hour. we are looking at a fabulous day to start out. what's the week look like ahead? above norle mall temperatures many the upper great lakes. eastern seaboard with wet weather. below normal temperatures with snow in the rockies and plains states. into the midweek period we'll look at below normal temperatures through much of the mid section of the country. above normal in the northeast with snow in new england. rain in the pacific northwest and the latter part of the week we expect to see temperatures stay below normal from the upper great lakes to the gulf in the southeast above normal temperatures along the california coast. warmer than usual in the northeast and new england. that's what's going an ornd the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> high clouds rolling in.
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cold in the 20s for most of the region. reagan national has had 3 p 2. later today, climbing into the 40s by mid afternoon. then overnight, cloudy and tomorrow, cloudy in the morning in the 30s. afternoon highs, mid 40s. rain likely during the afternoon into the evening on tuesday. a wintry mix in the mountains. sun back on wednesday and >> and that's your latest weather, savannah. >> al, thank you. oscar pistorius is making his first public appearance after being freed on bail as we see what could be the final images of his girlfriend alive. michelle kosinski is in south africa for us. good morning. >> reporter: why oscar pistorius hasn't shown up to meet with police or if he really has to after all. we're seeing the first images that we're thinking may actually be the last known pictures captured of reeva steenkamp, her
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friend's father telling a newspaper she hadn't planned on staying with pistorius that night saying i'm tired, it's too far to drive. i'll see you tomorrow. these pictures leaked from security camera video show a smiling reeva steenkamp arriving at oscar pistorius' gated development the evening before valentine's day for what would be the last time. for three days, the stuff of global headlines, oscar pistorius has not set foot outside his uncle's house. awaiting army of photographers no doubt a detracter. his brother faces questions himself, facing culpable homicide, negligent homicide or manslaughter in the u.s., stemming from a car accident six years ago in which a woman on a motorcycle died. he was charged with driving recklessly.
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while he was in court for his brother each day last week, standing by his side, at times comforting him, his own trial was supposed to start that thursday, but was postponed till the next month so he could support oscar. in a statement, his attorney said there is no doubt that carl is innocent. he deeply regrets the accident. blood tests conducted by the police at the time prove that he had not been under the influence of alcohol. the deceased collided with carl's car. the attention on oscar's case has not let up for a moment. friends of reeva steenkamp react to his release. >> personally i think he deserves to stay in jail and suffer there. >> reporter: pistorius is free to live his life within a set of restrictions. his coach had talked about starting training again as early as today but he has chosen to stay well out of the spotlight for now in tfor the first time n many years. not included in the final court order, which seems to be
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different than what prosecutors have. his spokesperson said he did meet with parole officers. if he does have to meet with them, why are they coming to him instead of the reverse? savannah? >> michelle kosinski in south africa, thank you. does your company let you work from home from time to time? yahoo!'s controversial decision on banning working from home. and oscar one.
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carpet.. and we're back now at 7:44 with a move by yahoo! ceo marissa mayer that's raising some eyebrows. >> now her employees are being told soon they will no longer be able to work from home. maria schiavocampo has more on this. mara, good morning. >> some are calling this a brilliant business move, others saying it could be disastrous for the struggle iing company. she shattered the glass ceiling as the first pregnant and under 50 ceo of a fortune 500 company.
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the world and the women's movement expected big things but probably not this. leaking an internal memo from human resources that bans telecommuting saying some of the best decisions and insights come from hallway and cafeteria discussions, meeting new people and impromptu team meetings. speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home. the new policy sparked intense debate, especially on twitter. hey, marissa, 1980 just called. they want their work environment back, wrote one user. mayer is trying to right a big ship. best to bring all hands on deck and focus the crew, wrote another. known for its employee perks and even yahoo! gives free food and iphone 5. this more traditional move has some scratching their heads. >> to basically say that no working from home and pretty much no working from home ever, no matter what the circumstances are, truly makes it feel sort of like an anti-parent, in many
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ways, anti-female workplace. >> reporter: the criticism won't sway mayer, who has made it clear the bottom line is her top priority. >> it comes with attention on everything you do. >> again, i haven't spent a lot of time looking at it or thinking about it. i've really been focused on the products. >> reporter: some say that focus may be just what yahoo! needs. >> if yahoo! needed to cut a lot of fat and can get a bunch of people who will now walk instead of go through massive layoffs, this may go down as a very interesting management move. >> if those employees do walk, experts say companies like google are eager to tap yahoo!'s top talent. when asked for a comment they said, quote, we don't comment on rumor rumors,.
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matt? >> increases the happiness level of a lot of employees. >> you can't say home five dayies a week as much as you might like to but having that flexibility is something a lot of people expect from a modern workplace. >> i'm sure she works a lot from home. it's the image you set. >> apparently not anymore. that may change in a hurry. we'll see. ryan satisfy cresea crest wd tour of the oscars. rsea crest w guided tour of the oscars. ysea guided tour of the oscars. asea guided tour of the oscars. nsea guided tour of the oscars. sea guided tour of the oscars. crest guided tour of the oscars. i'm doing my own sleep study.
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we are back now, 7:50. ryan seacrest spent the evening at the oscars, following the stars for e! and he let our cameras tag along to see how it all comes together. >> okay. one day for the big event. the oscars are tomorrow. right now we'll take a look at what the show might look like on the red carpet. we call it a rehearsal.
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how are you doing? >> hi! >> we're actually here on hollywood boulevard. this red carpet is in the middle of the street. there are 400 members of the media represented for the oscars and, look, they're already getting set up. this is where 700 lucky fans get a front row seat to watch all the stars as they enter the theater in their dresses and tux tuxes. thank you very much, adele. have fun. good luck tonight. this is where i stand for the red carpet arrivals. and this is our e! team right here. this is our red carpet. this is all the space you get. all the hard work has been done. now, ladies and gentlemen, it's show time. >> what was today like? >> today was stressful and i had
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no time to eat. i am starving. >> at 9 years old, what is this experience like for you? >> it has been crazy. >> i take it you guys became close on this project? >> yes, indeed. he's my son. i tied his bow tie in the car. >> your hair looks amazing. >> i spent a lot of hair drying. >> you look good. >> thank you. >> that is a wrap. for "today," ryan seacrest on the oscar red carpet. >> big night. we still have al and meredith out in los angeles. favorite moments. did you have some? >> you start. >> the in memoriam where we saw the people who we lost and it morphed into barbra streisand singing a tribute to marvin hamlish. it was haunting. >> jennifer lawrence -- i loved when she tripped not when she tripped but the way she handled it, her humor which she is
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>> announcer: this is a news 4 newsbreak. >> 7:56 is your time now. good morning. tracking breaking news now on the roads. an accident involving a school bus. danella is here with the first 4 traffic. good morning. >> good morning. an accident looks to be a multi-vehicle accident at dale drive and coalsville road. eastbound, dale drive all your lanes are blocked. southbound coolsville seeing delays. police are in the intersection. they are directing traffic so approach with caution. delays on 66 heavy on the break at 50. your travel speed, 21 minutes to drive from fairfax county parkway to the caple tall beltway.
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